Curtain-fixture.



W. MARTIN.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 5, 1912. RENEWED JAN. 23, 1914.

1,107,334. Patented Aug. 18, 1914,

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WILLIAM MARTIN, OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIG'NOR OF ONE-FOURTH T0 CHARLES WINEAPPLE, ONE-FOURTH T0 MAX LEMKIN, AND ONE-FOURTH TO MORRIS WINEAPPLE, ALL OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Application filed July 5, 1912, Serial No. 707,788.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM MARTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salem, county of Essex, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Curtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention has for its object to provide a curtain fixture, which may be adjustable horizontally to receive shades ofdifferent lengths. It has been found in the past that persons who move from one house to another are subject to considerable inconvenience and annoyance owing to the fact that the fixtures in the new house are not the proper distance apart for the shades which were previously used.

The fixtures embodying my invention are so constructed that they may be adjusted to accommodate a shade of any desired width and such adjustment may be made on either side, or part on one side and part on the other so that the shade will be disposed symmetrically of the window frame. Such fixtures consist essentially of two members, a bracket and slide, the slide being secured to the window frame and the bracket being movable longitudinally of the slide. These fixtures are in pairs, one for each end of the shade roller, and may be made of any desired form to receive the particular roller with which the fixture is to be used. If it is to be used with a spring roller, such for instance as the well known Hartshorn roller, one bracket will contain a slot and the other a hole for the end of the axle. No screw driver is required to make the adjustment of the preferred forms of my device. When once adjusted the brackets are perfectly rigid.

The invention will be fully understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the novel features are pointed out and clearly defined in the claims at the close of this specification.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a pair of fixtures embodying my invention and located on the frame of a window together with a shade roller and shade supported thereby. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the slide Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914:.

Renewed January 23, 1914. Serial No. 813,976.

and window frame in section and the bracket in elevation. Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of one of the brackets of the form shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 1 and 5 are side elevations of a bracket and slide embodying my invention in modified form. Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of the bracket shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Figs. 7 and 8 show a third form of bracket and slide embodying my invention.

In the drawings, at A is shown the window frame, and at B the shade roller, and at C the shade or curtain.

At 11 is shown a slide secured to the window frame A by screws 12, 13. The said slide 11 is preferably tubular in form and has a slot 14 on the front face, as shown in Fig. 1. The bracket to be used with this slide is shown in perspective in Fig. 3, and consists of a body having a cylindrical pro jection 15 capable of being received within the tubular bore of the slide 11, there being a thin web 16 which passes out through the slot 14 so that the bracket can be moved longitudinally of the slide 11/ The bracket 20 is provided with a leg 17, which rests against the window frame. The cylindrical projection 15 forming a portion of the bracket 20 is preferably at one side of the bracket so that any pressure put on the bracket by the shade roller B-will tend to cramp the cylindrical projection 15 in the tubular bore of the slide 11.

The foregoing descriptionapplies equally to the bracket 21 at the left hand end of the shade roller B, except that the bracket is made of reverse form and may, if desired, be provided with a different shaped hole or slot for the reception of the corresponding member of the shade roller. As, however, this forms no part of my invention I have not thought it necessary to show or de scribe in detail the construction of this portion of the bracket.

\Vhen it is desired to put up the shade, the two brackets 20 and 21 are lifted up a little, being swung about the cylindrical projection 15 as an axis. This moves the leg 17 out of contact with the window frame and the bracket may then be moved longitudinally of the slide 11 until it is in the desired position. It is then lowered so that the leg 17 is in contact with the wood of the window frame. The bracket in this position is shown in Fig. 2. r The position of the bracket having thus been properly adjusted, the shade roller is put in place in the usual manner. The weight of the shade roller causes the leg 17 on the bracket 20 to contact firmly with the wooden frame of the window, and,

as it produces a slight depression in the wood, it will be found impossible to move the bracket longitudinally of the slide so long as the shade roller is in place.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown my proved fixture in a somewhat modified form. In this case the slide is made of a cylindrical bar of metal 31 supported at a slight distance from the window frame, and the bracket 32 is made with a tubular member 33 surrounding the slide 3land is provided with a leg 34L which contactswith the wooden window frame and operates in the same manner as the leg 17 described in connection with the preferred form of my invention.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown a third form of device embodying my invention. In this case, a flat slide 35 is employed being secured to the window frame by two screws 36 and 37 The bracket 38 is provided with two legs 39 and 40 (see Fig. 8) and the slide 35 passes through the corresponding hole in the bracket. To adjust this form of fixture the screws 36 and 37 must be loosened slightly to permit the longitudinal movement of the brackets. After the screws have been loosened and the bracket moved to the proper position, the screws 36 and 37 are tightened, thus holding the legs 39 and 40 firmly in contact with the wooden frame of the window and thus preventing the brackets being slid longitudinally 0n the slides.

In the foregoing specification I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, and two modified forms. As the invention is a broad one, I do not limit myself to the particular forms shown and described herein.

What I claim is;

1. The improved curtain fixture consisting of a slide, a bracket pivoted on said slide and capable of longitudinal movement relative thereto, said bracket being provided with a leg to contact with the window frame and firmly position it.

2. The improved curtain fixture comprising a cylindrical slide, and a bracket having a corresponding shaped portion engaging said slide, said bracket having a leg engaging the window frame.

3. The improved curtain fixture comprising a cylindrical slide, a bracket having a correspondingly shaped portion engaging said slide, and a leg on the said bracket engaging the window frame, whereby said bracket is movable longitudinally of the said slide and is capable of movement about said slide as an axis to bring said leg out of contact with the window frame to permit longitudinal movement of the bracket on the slide.

4E. The improved curtain fixture consisting of a tubular slotted slide, a bracket having a cylindrical member located within said tubular slide and provided therebelow with a leg adapted to rest against the'window frame and retain the said bracket in longitudinal position thereon.

5. The improved curtain fixture comprising a tubular slotted slide and a bracket having a cylindrical member located within the bore of said slide, said bracket having a leg in contact with the frame of the window.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

, WILLIAM MARTIN. lVitnesses:

GEORGE P. DIKE, ALICE H. MORRISON.

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